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Does anybody have a suggestion for giving the GTO a bath? Car Wash? Hand Wash? If hand wash, then what mixture or ration do you use for soap and water? 
adearmas - I just spent a good portion of my Saturday afternoon with a bottle of Soft Scrub and a buffer removing the Rainex from my windsheild. It looked good when I first put it on, but somewhere along the way something happened and I could NOT get the windsheild to be totally clean and streak free. Most of the time it would look okay, -until- driving right into the sun.adearmas said:... and the put some Rain X on the windshields...
I got the removal tip from the Rainex site itself. They suggested Softscrub or Bon Ami. I had a bottle of Softscrub.SFLGOAT said:Larry:
I've been using rain x for years. It just like painting. It is all in the prep.
Thoroughly clean you windshield AND wiperblades with cleanser or a good degreaser. Road film with an oily base usually does not come off with windex. Shake the bottle well. I usually use an old atheletic sock to apply it. Do the entire windshield in a circular motion and then do it again.
Make sure the glass is not hot to the touch. Don't over apply it. Take a clean sock and buff everything off. Then sprinkle water on the glass and wipe with paper towel for anthing that didn't come off.
I think I read somewhere that rubbing alcohol will remove the rain-x. I also believe it said vinegar based cleaners will affect it. :cheers
My GTO is my first new car in a long, long time, so I hadn't kept up on all of the finish care products. After reading some other boards, I decided on the Zaino Brothers' products. Not having used the other high-end products, I have no basis for comparison, but Zaino is fantastic! It was a lot of work, but I'm glad I did it.westell said:zaino
so far, two coats of zaino.
never, never, through the car wash
LarryM said:I got the removal tip from the Rainex site itself. They suggested Softscrub or Bon Ami. I had a bottle of Softscrub.
I dunno. I put the Rainex on right after I got the car. It was fine at first, then just went to Streak City. I tried 3 or 4 different cleaners, cloth, paper towels, newspaper - nothing would come up streak free. And since it had been so dry here I used the windsheild wipers the first time just the other day, so it just wasn't worth the slight benefit. Besides, far too much of my drive time is under the speed necessary for Rainex to help.
I have plenty of Rainex left in the bottle if you'd like to have it.
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---Larry
I've run mine thru the car wash about a dozen times, washed it by hand about as many. An advantage of the car wash, particuarly in the winter time is that they spray UP underneath the car, getting all the salt off the undercarriage.Tuxedo Mask said:Are car washes bad for the GTO? Is the paint that delicate? My ride is getting a little dirty and it's time to give her a bath. Is it okay to mix 1/4 of soap and 3/4 of water in a bucket? Is Zaino something i can buy a auto zone?
Having read comments by fellow Goat-owners in other parts of the U.S., please allow me to qualify my "No car washes" edict.capra2d said:My GTO is my first new car in a long, long time, so I hadn't kept up on all of the finish care products. After reading some other boards, I decided on the Zaino Brothers' products. Not having used the other high-end products, I have no basis for comparison, but Zaino is fantastic! It was a lot of work, but I'm glad I did it.
If you order from them, consider the bundled packages. You'll save money and avoid delays you will otherwise have when you realize you shoulda bought all the stuff and have to re-order.
Oh yeah -- No car washes.
Zaino - the thinner the coat the better, that's the trick :coolcapra2d said:My GTO is my first new car in a long, long time, so I hadn't kept up on all of the finish care products. After reading some other boards, I decided on the Zaino Brothers' products. Not having used the other high-end products, I have no basis for comparison, but Zaino is fantastic! It was a lot of work, but I'm glad I did it.
If you order from them, consider the bundled packages. You'll save money and avoid delays you will otherwise have when you realize you shoulda bought all the stuff and have to re-order.
Oh yeah -- No car washes.
You can go mild to wild here, but this is what I did.rollins215 said:I've never used Zaino products before, but I'm interested. I went to the website and got an idea of what I need, but which polish should I get...the one for clearcoat, non-clearcoat, or the one for swirling? My GTO is red and already has a bit of swirliness, does that mean I need the swirling one or is that only for really bad, surface-is-jacked swirling?